Rasmussen

May 10, 2008 - 5:56pm

Smith leads, barely

Despite the conventional wisdom that Gordon Smith is a strong bet for re-election this fall, a new Rasmussen Reports poll shows the Republican U.S. Senator us still below the 50% level of support mark, and has him with just a single digit lead over his potential Democratic challengers.  Smith leads House Speaker Jeff Merkley by 3 points, 45%-42%, and is ahead of lawyer Steve Novick by 6 points, 47%-41%.  In February, Smith led Merkley by 18 points and Novick by 13. 

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